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Man dies and three hurt in HORROR weekend of shootings and stabbings in London

Police are investigating a potential link between incidents following a vicious 53 hours of violence this weekend that has left one man dead.

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'Queen's A&E is inadequate - we need £35m to transform it'

A campaign has been launched to secure £35m funding towards transforming the 'inadequate' A&E department at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.

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Dozens of streets hit by gas outage after burst water main floods pipes

Dozens of streets in north London have been impacted by a gas outage after a water main burst in Muswell Hill.

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More Londoners might soon be living directly under a flight path

More people living in east London might soon find themselves directly under a City Airport flight path.

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In pictures: No Trousers Tube Ride returns despite freezing conditions

The annual No Trousers Tube Ride event has returned for 2025 despite freezing conditions across London.

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Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson announces she's pregnant with twins

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson shared a picture on Instagram alongside Zion Foster revealing she was pregnant

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All the c2c works that will affect your journey over the next seven days

Commuters in east London will face a series of disruptions over the next seven days due to engineering works across the c2c network.

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Schoolboy missing since before Christmas as witnesses urged to come forward

Joseph was last seen leaving for school on December 19

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London man who cut himself shaving wins £5K compensation from the razor company

A London man who cut himself while using a razor has won £5,000 as compensation.

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Dagenham shop fined over £5,000 for selling illegal tobacco

They were caught red handed

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Crimestoppers' most wanted men in London in 2025 including 'child sex offender'

Crimestoppers has named the most wanted men in London including an alleged child sex offender.

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Families encouraged to join 'Eye to Eye' walk to help combat blindness

Families are encouraged to sign up to a walk to boost life-changing eye research.

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Katie Piper trialling out 'artificial eye' 16 years after acid attack

The Loose Women panellist, 41, shared a video that appeared to show her being fitted with the prosthetic.

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Major London station to close for two weekends in a row

King’s Cross station will be shut for two weekends in a row ( January 25-26 and February 1-2) so that testing for a new signalling system can take place.

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Stansted Express and Overground disruption after 'signalling fault'

A signalling fault has caused disruption to the Stansted Express and London Overground services today (January 11).

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Which driving test centre has the highest pass rate in east London?

Data has been released on pass rates at driving test centres in east London including Hornchurch, Barking, Goodmayes, Wanstead and Chingford.

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Killer caught carrying same bag he wore at scene of the murder

A killer was caught carrying the same bag he was wearing at the scene of the murder in Hounslow.

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Man 'shouts antisemitic abuse and assaults' man at major London station

A man is wanted after an “anti-Semitic” incident on an Elizabeth line platform at Liverpool Street station.

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Hospital A&E 'particularly challenged' as trust sees record patient numbers

Almost 31,000 patients attended A&E across Queen's Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Goodmayes in December - in the "busiest month ever" for the trust which runs them.

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Forecast as London braces for icy weekend under amber health warning